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Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible by Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and Oscar Tang, the Saunders Trust for American History, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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A New York Hanukkah

November 25, 2011 - January 08, 2012

Hanukkah lamps, or Hannukiot, are candelabra characterized by nine candle branches and used in the ritual candle-lighting associated with the celebration of Hanukkah, the...

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Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin

October 05, 2010 - January 31, 2011

Recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and...

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The American Landscapes of Asher B. Durand (1796 – 1886)

The American Landscapes of Asher B. Durand, featuring over 100 works including paintings, drawings, engravings, and daguerreotypes, recreates Durand’s milieu by ...

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Nueva York (1613–1945)

September 17, 2010 - January 09, 2011

El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
September 17, 2010–January 9, 2011
(Reception on September 16, 2010)
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Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society

March 05, 2010 - September 05, 2010

In March 2010, the New-York Historical Society will present the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive. Drawn almost exclusively from the...

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A Portrait of the City

September 01, 2008 - September 01, 2010

A group of 22 paintings and two small sculptures will offer visitors a chronological journey through highlights of the New-York Historical Society's rich collection of New York...

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Ariadne: The Great American Nude

June 04, 2009 - April 28, 2010

John Vanderlyn was among the first American painters to spend significant time studying in Paris, and while abroad around 1812 he created his masterpiece, "Ariadne Asleep on...

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FDR’s Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal

November 06, 2009 - March 26, 2010

In his search for a new national message during the 1932 presidential primary, FDR gathered around him a number of political, economic and legal scholars. The core of this...

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Lincoln and New York

October 09, 2009 - March 25, 2010

Abraham Lincoln—the quintessential westerner—owed much of his national political success to his impact on the eastern state of New York—and, in turn, New York’s impact on him...

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John Brown: The Abolitionist and his Legacy

September 15, 2009 - March 25, 2010

Planned by the Gilder Lehrman Institute in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society. October 16, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's doomed raid on the...